Mailara Mahadevappa (8 June 1911 – 1 April 1943), also known as Mahadeva, from Motebennur of

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

state, India, was an Indian revolutionary, known for resisting

British rule The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or dire ...

. Martandapp alias Martand and Basamma are his parents. At the age of 18, he accompanied

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...

on the Dandi March, as the only representative from

. In 2018, he was depicted on a stamp issued by Indian Post, and a Memorial Trust is named in his honor.Basavaraj, S
The Legend of Mahadevappa, Karnataka's own Bhagat Singh
''News Karnataka'', 31 August 2018. Mailara Mahadevappa participated in noncooperation movement call given by Mahatma Gandhi and he was killed by the

police The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...

on 1 April 1943, along with his followers Tirakappa Madivalar and Veerayya Hiremath while breaking open the treasury where colonial officials had kept the land revenue in Hosaritti Village Veerabhadra Swamy Temple by collecting forcefully from farmers. Mahadev Mailar use to collect back Land Revenue and redistribute it to the concerned farmers.

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(2017) Indian independence activists from Karnataka 1943 deaths 1911 births People from Haveri district {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahadevappa, Mailara